Past Events

2024

• February 22 – Entrepreneur Workshop Series: Advocacy – A New Potential Model
• February 29 – New Year New Legal Guidelines for Running a Health-tech Business

2023

On the Eventbrite pages linked below, be sure to click the blue “View Details” link to the right of the title to see full event content.

• January 25 – OLS Networking Social in Cleveland, with J.P. Morgan and Thompson Hine. Details
• March 9 – OLS Networking & Education Meeting in Cleveland, with Project MedTech, McDonald Hopkins, and Team NEO. Details
• March 21 – OLS Networking Social in Athens, with Ohio University Innovation Center and Fisher Scientific. Details
• April 4 – OLS Policy Forum: Advocacy 101, with Bristol-Myers Squibb and hosted by Porter Wright.
• May 17 – OLS Networking & Education Meeting in Cincinnati, with University of Cincinnati, CincyTech, and REDI Cincinnati, and support from Fisher Scientific, Wright Brothers Global Gas, and Vendor Managed Gas. Details
• May 18 & 19 – Navigating SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities from the NCI, featuring Saroj Regmi, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute. Details
• May 23 – Life Sciences Advocacy Day at the Ohio Statehouse, with Bristol Myers Squibb. Details
• May 31 – Capital Raise Strategies, an OLS Networking & Education Meeting, with McDonald Hopkins and Team NEO
• June 6 – OLS & Eli Lilly Panel and Legislative Roundtable on Obesity. Details here and view a recording on YouTube
• June 6 – Ohio Happy Hour at the BIO International Convention, with JobsOhio & Thermo Fisher Scientific. Details
• October 19 – OLS Networking & Education Meeting in Columbus with CBRE, Danis, JobsOhio, and Sarepta Therapeutics.
• October 30 – OLS Entrepreneur Workshop Series – Intellectual Property with Amanda Miller and Samantha Stubblefield who cover protection, contracts, sponsored research agreements, and licensing.
• November 1 – OLS Commercialization Strategies & Opportunities with University Hospitals of Cleveland, McDonald Hopkins, Team NEO, MetroHealth System, and Wave Strategy.
• November 2 – OLS Member Spotlight with Jeannine Marko, Industry Director at Thermo Fisher Scientific who shares member benefits with preferred pricing, line of credit financing, substantial savings & more. 

2022

• January 18 – Pairing Innovation and Insights to Drive Medication Access for Patients, featuring BioOhio member CoverMyMeds. Click here for event details.
• March 16 – Central Ohio’s Role in Cell and Gene Therapy, presented by Columbus Metropolitan Club, hosted by Eddie Pauline of BioOhio, featuring speakers from Forge Biologics, Cardinal Health, and The James Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Ohio State University. Event details are here and a recording is available on the CMC YouTube Channel.
• March 22 – Sickle Cell Disease: The State of Patients & Progress in Ohio, BioOhio President & CEO Eddie Pauline moderated a panel of experts who discussed current programs that assist patients and families, as well as how Ohio’s hospital and health systems are contributing to SCD research and advancements in treatment. Click here for a summary of the event (pdf)
• May 18 – Building the Future: Ohio’s Commitment to Cell & Gene Therapy. The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, in partnership with BioOhio and JobsOhio, held its first state event in Ohio, showcasing the state’s leadership in creating a hub for the cell and gene therapy field. Details here.
• June 2 – The Healthcare Capital Markets & Innovation Summit featured leading executives speaking on the latest topics. This event was presented by Lawrence, Evans & Co. LLC and BioOhio. Details here
• June 23 – Ohio Life Science Networking Social in Southwest Ohio, hosted by BioOhio and AtriCure.
• June 29 – Ohio Life Science Networking Social in Northeast Ohio, hosted by BioOhio and Project Medtech at Saucy Brew’s Ohio City Brewpub in Cleveland.
• August 11 – The Biotech Summit at Ohio State University, bringing together University assets and industry representatives to discuss talent opportunities.
• August 16 – Building and Sustaining Successful Employee Resource Groups, in partnership with Cardinal Health and Forge Biologics. Details here
  
• October 18 – The Biotech Forum presented by Miami University & BioOhio, in Oxford, Ohio. Details here
• October 25 – Ohio Life Sciences Networking Social in Columbus, Ohio, supported by LOTH and Agilent Technologies.
• November 16 – Gene and Cell Therapy Legislative Briefing – Ohio Life Sciences and the Little Hercules Foundation held a briefing for Ohio legislators to inform on new biotreatment options pioneered in Ohio. Read the event summary (pdf)
• December 14 – Central Ohio Life Sciences Networking Event & Workforce Discussion, supported by Dupler Office. Details here

2021

• January 26 – C-Suite Conversations:  The Science of Success, featuring BioOhio President & CEO John Lewis and members of the BioOhio Board of Trustees
• February 24 – C-Suite Conversations:  The Future of Work: Learning to Improvise with Karen Hough, Founder & CEO of ImprovEdge.
• March 1 – The BioOhio FDA Regulatory Series:  Driving MedTech Innovation: A How-to Guide on Regulatory & IP Innovation, with Alison Sathe, Founder, ClearMark, and Chad G. Clark, Patent Attorney, Martensen IP
• March 18 – Diversity in Bioscience & Healthcare:  Creating a Corporate Culture of Passion, Dignity, Diversity, and Inclusivity, featuring AtriCure, Avantor, and ImprovEdge.
• March 23 – Telehealth Tech Trends:  Featuring Mark Lorenz of CoverMyMeds.
• April 21 – You need to Build a Lab… Now What? Drafting the Blueprints for Success, featuring DANIS and Facility Logix.
• May 7 – Friday Forum:  Ohio’s Innovative Future, featuring Andrew Deye, Vice President of Strategy for JobsOhio.
• July 28 – C-Suite Conversations: Lessons on Leadership featuring Baiju Shah, President & CEO of Greater Cleveland Partnership
• September 10 – Friday Forum:  Lyric Jorgenson, Ph.D., Acting Associate Director for Science Policy and Acting Director of the Office of Science Policy at the National Institutes of Health.
• November 17 – An Ohio Legislative Briefing on Gene Therapy
• November 18 – Diversity in Bioscience & Healthcare:  Narrowing the Gender Gap and Re-entry Into the Workplace
• 2021 Mug Moments – BioOhio hosts a virtual monthly, membership-focused meeting on the last Monday of each month at 9:30 am. Concluded mug moments:  February 22, March 29, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 30, and September 27

2020

• February 24, 25, and 27 – Ohio Bioscience Career Fairs in Cincinnati, Cleveland & Columbus
• May 14 – Diversity in Bioscience & Healthcare:  Generational Diversity in the Workplace
• June 24 – C-Suite Conversations:  Mike Maczuzak, CEO of SmartShape
• July 20 – Telehealth Tech Trends:  How Medical Device Companies Must Adapt to Telehealth Technology
• July 27 – Telehealth Tech Trends:  Telehealth Legal Issues that Medical Device Companies Need to Know Now
• August 20 – Diversity in Bioscience & Healthcare:  Tackling Socioeconomic Barriers to Science
• August 26 – C-Suite Conversations: Mike Wiedemer of First American Equipment Finance on Sustaining Success in Periods of Disruption
• September 10 – Wright Brothers Institute 2020 Military Med-to-Business Showcase (a BioOhio Member Event)
• September 11 – The Ohio State University SBIR/STTR Bioscience Company Showcase (a BioOhio Member Event)
• September 21 – BioOhio Regulatory Forum Series:  FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and EU MDR Article 59
• September 23 –  Techstars Startup Week Dayton MedTech Day (a BioOhio Member Event)
• October 20 – The BioOhio Patient Summit – A Journey of Innovation & Healing
• October 21 – Diversity in Bioscience & Healthcare: Driving Equity in Organizations
• October 28 – C-Suite Conversations:  Dusty Tenney, CEO of Stirling Ultracold

2020 Friday Forums & Teleconference Town Halls

• April 15 – Representative Steve Stivers
• April 16 – Representative Brad Wenstrup
• April 27 – Representatives Dave Joyce and Anthony Gonzalez
• April 29 – Senator Rob Portman
• April 30 – Ohio Senators Larry Obhof, Matt Dolan, and Dave Burke
• May 15 – Senator Sherrod Brown
• June 3 – Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted
• June 15 – Ohio Representatives Scott Lipps & Jim Butler
• August 7 – Don Graves, Former Deputy Assistant to President Obama, Domestic & Economic Policy Director to Vice President & Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden
• October 2 – Ohio Representative Randi Clites
• December 4 – BioOhio Public Policy Annual Review and the Year Ahead